Mine detail: Phalaborwa

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: -23.98001, 31.21806

Resource(B)

Primary: Phosphorus-Phosphates, Copper, Iron, Zirconium, Uranium, Thorium
Discovery year: 1906

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Yes
Development status: Producer
First production started: 1953
Last production ended: 1982

Geology

Host rock:Phalaborwa Complex;Phalaborwa Complex
Host type:Pyroxenite,Phosphorite
Structure:Archean Granite And Gneiss
Tectonic:Magmatic Plug

References

MRDSISM0394
DEP10024661
Reference{Deposit:: MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 5TH ED., 1976, P.399-40}{Production:: MINERALS BUREAU}
ReporterGoldberg, Ian